[FEATURE] Add chat:deleteToLineStart action (Ctrl+U clears all input instead of kill-to-beginning-of-line)
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 21, 2026 by AngranLi Closed Jun 19, 2026
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Problem Statement
Problem
Ctrl+U in the chat input clears all content instead of performing the standard readline kill-to-beginning-of-line behavior. There is nochat:deleteToLineStart action available in keybindings.json to customize this.
Impact
Users with iTerm2 configured to send 0x15 (Ctrl+U) on Cmd+Backspace lose the ability to delete the current line. Option+Delete (delete word) works, but there's no way to delete an entire line without clearing all input.
Proposed Solution
Add a chat:deleteToLineStart action that can be bound via keybindings.json, and ideally make Ctrl+U default to this rather than chat:clearInput.
Alternative Solutions
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Priority
Critical - Blocking my work
Feature Category
Interactive mode (TUI)
Use Case Example
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Additional Context
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